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Opinion - The Aotearoa music ecosystem is at a point where local artists can sell out stadiums, rule the charts and airwaves, and headline festival line-ups, writes Yadana Saw.
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Mini Simmons are celebrating New Zealand Music Month and the release of their next single Push and Pull by embarking on a 6 date tour of Aotearoa.
Over the past two years, the band have established themselves firmly as one of the premier live acts in the NZ music scene, gracing the stages of Rhythm & Vines, Splore, Sound Splash, Nest Fest and Outfield. 2019 saw Mini Simmons release their debut, self-titled Album to critical acclaim, with internationally renowned ‘Classic Rock Magazine’ praising the “sunkissed bath of gorgeous harmonies” on their lead single ‘A Way With Murder’.
Following on the back of a successful album release tour and a summer tour with Racing, Mini Simmons are hitting the road again to play a handful of their favourite haunts as well as a couple of new coastal classics the band has yet to check into.
Gig Information
Mini Simmons are celebrating New Zealand Music Month and the release of their next single Push and Pull by embarking on a 6 date tour of Aotearoa.
Over the past two years, the band have established themselves firmly as one of the premier live acts in the NZ music scene, gracing the stages of Rhythm & Vines, Splore, Sound Splash, Nest Fest and Outfield. 2019 saw Mini Simmons release their debut, self-titled Album to critical acclaim, with internationally renowned ‘Classic Rock Magazine’ praising the “sunkissed bath of gorgeous harmonies” on their lead single ‘A Way With Murder’.
Following on the back of a successful album release tour and a Summer Tour with Racing, Mini Simmons are hitting the road again to play a handful of their favourite haunts as well as a couple of new coastal classics the band has yet to check into.
Yadana Saw05:00, May 27 2021
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Yadana Saw wearing Wellington band Soft Plastics’ t-shirt for new single ‘Loozer’ ahead of Friday’s NZ Music T-Shirt Day. Photograph courtesy of RNZ. Photographer: Dom Thomas.
Who even cares about New Zealand Music Month any more? Every May the poster campaign rolls around. The logo of concentric circles tries to provoke mass hypnosis or brain-altering conversion to the powers of local music. Some gigs happen. A panel discussion and exhibition here and there. Big box music retailers make a window display. And then, onto June’s awareness month we roll. Perhaps this ambivalence is the success we should be celebrating. The Aotearoa music ecosystem is at a point where local artists can sell out stadiums, rule the charts and airwaves, and headline festival line-ups. Our artists’ songs appear on international television shows and win global awards. Many acts in diverse genres sustain a career through regular international touring